China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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CAPS 1621
From Samurai to Superpower: Japan in World History I

Once, Japan was ruled by samurai. Japan's people and culture were then barely known to the outside world. Today, Japan is a global center of science and technology, finance and fashion, arts and popular ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2261, HIST 1621

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18767 CAPS 1621   LEC 001

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    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18768 CAPS 1621   DIS 201

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  • 18769 CAPS 1621   DIS 202

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    • T Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18770 CAPS 1621   DIS 203

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    • W Uris Hall 262
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18771 CAPS 1621   DIS 204

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    • W White Hall 104
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18772 CAPS 1621   DIS 205

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    • R Uris Hall 254
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18773 CAPS 1621   DIS 206

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 1920
Modern China

This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 1192, HIST 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5999 CAPS 1920   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10537 CAPS 1920   DIS 201

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    • R Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10538 CAPS 1920   DIS 202

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  • 17931 CAPS 1920   DIS 203

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  • 17932 CAPS 1920   DIS 204

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CAPS 2132
Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 2280, HIST 2132, SHUM 2132

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18137 CAPS 2132   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18138 CAPS 2132   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 2232
Introduction to China: Getting Rich in Modern China

People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2232

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18015 CAPS 2232   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18016 CAPS 2232   DIS 201

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  • 18017 CAPS 2232   DIS 202

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  • 18018 CAPS 2232   DIS 203

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  • 18019 CAPS 2232   DIS 204

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    • F Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2262
Medicine and Healing in China

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, BSOC 2561, HIST 2562, STS 2561

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10507 CAPS 2262   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17955 CAPS 2262   DIS 201

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    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17956 CAPS 2262   DIS 202

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    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17957 CAPS 2262   DIS 203

    • F White Hall 110
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17958 CAPS 2262   DIS 204

    • F Uris Hall 262
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 2281
Gender, Family, and Confucianism in East Asia

This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2281, FGSS 2281, HIST 2981

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18728 CAPS 2281   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    No knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean necessary.

CAPS 3000
Seminar on American Relations with China

A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3305, HIST 3391

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3818 CAPS 3000   SEM 180

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

CAPS 3370
Nature and Ecology in Ancient Chinese Travel Writing

This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3370, ASIAN 6670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17448 CAPS 3370   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Knowledge of Chinese language, history and culture is helpful, but not necessary.

CAPS 3387
The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 10194 CAPS 3387   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 115
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4002
Chinese Perspectives on International and Global Affairs

This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20316 CAPS 4002   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Beijing, China.

CAPS 4003
Experiencing Global China

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20340 CAPS 4003   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Beijing, China.

CAPS 4010
Honors Thesis Tutorial I

Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3743 CAPS 4010   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5973 CAPS 4010   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5981 CAPS 4010   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4020
Honors Thesis Tutorial II

Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6342 CAPS 4020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6343 CAPS 4020   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4075
Fashion and Politics in Twentieth-Century China

Through readings and discussions, this seminar will take multiple approaches to explore history, politics and society in 20th century China from the perspective of fashion. How to define politics from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4075, HIST 6075

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10489 CAPS 4075   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18193 CAPS 4075   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4127
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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  • 18184 CAPS 4127   SEM 101

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    • W McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18200 CAPS 4127   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

CAPS 4406
Readings in Chinese History and Business Culture

This course is designed for those who have studied Mandarin to the advanced level (or equivalent). The course aims to further improve students' Chinese proficiency in a business history and transcultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHIN 4406, CHIN 6606

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18045 CAPS 4406   SEM 101

    • TR McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Chen, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    At least two years (on heritage track) or three years of Chinese or equivalent. Permission of instructor required.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4420
Tang Poetry: Themes and Contexts

Through guided readings in Chinese of selected poems of the Tang dynasty (618-907) on various themes and in different styles, students develop the essential analytical skills for reading Tang poetry while ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CHLIT 4420, CHLIT 6620, MEDVL 4420

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17451 CAPS 4420   SEM 101

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    • TR White Hall 104
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: minimum three years of Chinese and/or one year of Classical Chinese or permission of instructor.

CAPS 4888
Directed Study - Beijing

This directed study course allows CAPS students to enroll at Beida (Peking University) in courses offered to international students by the Peking University School of International Studies. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20317 CAPS 4888   IND 601

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  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Taught in Beijing, China.

CAPS 4998
Experiential Learning in Public Policy

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Syllabi: none

  • 18935 CAPS 4998   LEC 080

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

CAPS 4999
CAPS Independent Study

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4153 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)